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Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja, reciba mis respetuosas reverencias, sigo aquí en Huancayo, en sankirtan de libros con Prabhu Adveita Takur y Prabhu Jivesvara Nityananda, con posibilidades de hacer un pequeño viaje de sankirtan a la ciudad de Huancavelica, esta a cinco horas de aquí, y, también hace más frio y esta a mayor altura (3600 metros sobre el nivel del mar), estaremos una semana. viajaremos el día 20 de junio.

Mi esposa Nadiya Nivasi se quedara en Huancayo , acompañada por su prima y su madrina.

En la carta anterior usted me hizo la siguiente pregunta:

HpS - Bueno para nuevo Ashokavan? Internet. Alquilar hacienda, 5-hectarias, para uno anyo?

Bueno mi respuesta es que la zona de Pamasto en Lamas - Tarapoto es buena para realizar cualquier proyecto agrícola, hay bastante agua y la tierra es buena, crece de todo (Que es lo principal), no hay altura, el calor en esa zona no es fuerte, pienso que puede funcionar el proyecto Nuevo Ashokavan, teniendo en consideración que esta Prabhu Yadu, quien seria un gran referente en el sentido de la agricultura y Vastu por la experiencia que tiene el devoto.

Pero también lo importante es que usted pueda ir y visitar la zona, seria muy bueno, antes de que pueda tomar una decisión.

En avión son 45 minutos de Lima a Tarapoto.

De Tarapoto a Lamas - Pamasto es 35 minutos en auto.

En la zona hay internet y funciona muy bien.

También hay luz, agua, desagüe, red telefónica y de celular.

Lo que pude apreciar es que la zona es muy tranquila, sus pobladores son muy pacíficos.

También seria bueno saber lo siguiente:

¿Quiénes verdaderamente están comprometidos a desarrollar este proyecto en Perú?

¿si verdaderamente van a poder vivir en la chacra, sabiendo que el trabajo en la chacra es fuerte y duro?

¿Cuántos devotos en Perú saben sembrar o por lo menos tienen algún conocimiento de ello?

Hablando con un devoto acá en Huancayo, me decía que en el pasado muchos devotos se entusiasmaron en desarrollar proyectos agrícolas, compraban terrenos y a la hora de hacer el proyecto no lo hacían y lo dejaban a medio terminar o terminaban por vender los terrenos y no hacían nada, todo era falso entusiasmo.

Bueno, analizando todo esto y viendo desde mi punto de vista, puedo opinar que en realidad se necesita devotos que sepan sembrar y trabajar en la chacra, desarrollar esto con devotos que lo quieran hacer, pero, de una manera sincera, para que pueda funcionar todo.

Por ejemplo, nosotros tenemos viviendo 7 años en Huancayo, en el campo y tenemos una realidad diferente de lo que significa sembrar en esta zona, se depende mucho de las lluvias (si no hay lluvias no se puede sembrar nada en esta zona). Hay otras zonas donde tienen agua para regadío, pero en la zona donde estamos nosotros no tenemos, entonces nuestra realidad es diferente, eso significa que solo sembramos en los meses de lluvia, siendo para nosotros una actividad bien secundaria, pues tenemos nuestras propias actividades y ocupaciones principales, mi esposa trabaja de acuerdo a su carrera y yo hago sankirtan de libros de Srila Prabhupada (cuidándonos del virus).

Lo ideal es comprar terrenos, no alquilar, por otro lado el tema de alquilar terreno seria para asuntos comerciales, por ejemplo:

Alquilar para sembrar verduras en grandes escalas y luego vender y sacar una ganancia de ello, eso incluye recuperar el alquiler y lo invertido separando la ganancia.

En este caso las ganancias podrían ir a un proyecto espiritual, proyecto en la Universidad o para ayudar a los diferentes templos, aumentar la prédica y también puede ser para modelos de vida como casas Domo, con paneles solares, pozos de agua, baños ecológicos, etc. Dando ejemplos de vida como los enseñados por Srila Prabhupada.

En mi opinión alquilar terreno o hacer algún proyecto con terrenos en la costa es un poco más riesgoso, por que la necesidad de agua en la costa es mayor, ya que la costa depende del agua de la sierra y parte de la selva. La zona costera siempre ha sufrido por el agua.

Bueno es mi opinión.

Bueno Guru Maharaja es lo que puedo decir y opinar, por otro lado me comento lo siguiente:

HpS - Banu Swami utilizando Samudrika, quiromancia, en su predica. no necesita mucho tiempo, inmediatamente puede hablar de la persona de su 'destino', idea de Karma... Krsna.

Claro las chicas son muy atraidos. 

Bueno, sinceramente más me atrae el Jyotish, pero en realidad para mi es algo secundario, solo se que sigo distribuyendo los libros de Srila prabhupada y si estudio quiromancia o Jyotish será como algo secundario, siempre para el Sankirtana.

Bueno Guru Maharaja, me despido, que Nrsimha lo proteja siempre, si en caso he cometido alguna ofensa en todo lo que he dicho, le pido que por favor me perdone (Vanca Kalpa).

Hare Krsna.

Gadai Gauranga Das

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All Glories to Srila Prabhupada !!!

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja, receive my respectful obeisances, I am still here in Huancayo, in book sankirtan with Prabhu Adveita Takur and Prabhu Jivesvara Nityananda, with the possibility of making a small sankirtan trip to the city of Huancavelica, it is five hours from here, And, it is also colder and higher (3600 meters above sea level), we will be there for a week. We will travel on June 20.

ASA - !!! 👍

My wife Nadiya Nivasi will stay in Huancayo, accompanied by her cousin and her godmother.

In the previous letter you asked me the following question:

HpS - Good for new Ashokavan? Internet. Rent a farm, 5-hectares, for one year?

Well my answer is that the area of ​​Pamasto in Lamas - Tarapoto is good to carry out any agricultural project, there is enough water and the land is good, it grows from everything (which is the main thing), there is no height, the heat in that area does not It is strong, I think the New Ashokavan project can work, taking into consideration that this is Prabhu Yadu, who would be a great reference in the sense of agriculture and Vastu because of the experience that the devotee has.

But also the important thing is that you can go and visit the area, it would be very good, before you can make a decision.

By plane it is 45 minutes from Lima to Tarapoto.

From Tarapoto to Lamas - Pamasto is 35 minutes by car.

In the area there is internet and it works very well.

There is also electricity, water, drainage, telephone and cell phone network.

What I could appreciate is that the area is very quiet, its inhabitants are very peaceful.

It would also be good to know the following:

Who is truly committed to developing this project in Peru?

HpS - ASA - Now I don't no anyone. We can only see our selves and offering to prepare the land for planting seeds. Maybe next generation in Peru will do it, but we feel that Krsna is going to make industrialized life impossible so this project is natural way to go for happy life.

If they are truly going to be able to live on the farm, knowing that the work on the farm is strong and hard?

HpS - Our focus might be more Brahmnical, which is also long and hard, but more with the words and mind than the back and fingers. Make movies, traveling Sankirtan, theater troupe.

How many devotees in Peru know how to sow or at least have some knowledge of it?

Speaking with a devotee here in Huancayo, he told me that in the past many devotees were enthusiastic about developing agricultural projects, they bought land and at the time of doing the project they did not do it and left it half finished or they ended up selling the land and did not do it. nothing, it was all false enthusiasm.

Well, analyzing all this and seeing from my point of view, I can think that in reality you need devotees who know how to sow and work in the field, develop this with devotees who want to do it, but, in a sincere way, so that it can work everything.

HpS - Again, our idea would be some agriculture but more theater, book culture.

For example, we have lived in Huancayo for 7 years, in the countryside and we have a different reality of what it means to sow in this area, it depends a lot on the rains (if there are no rains, nothing can be sown in this area). There are other areas where they have water for irrigation, but in the area where we are, we do not have it, so our reality is different, that means that we only plant in the rainy months, being for us a very secondary activity, since we have our own activities and main occupations, my wife works according to her career and I do sankirtan from Srila Prabhupada's books (taking care of the virus).

The ideal is to buy land, not rent, on the other hand the issue of renting land would be for commercial matters, for example:

Renting to grow vegetables on a large scale and then selling and making a profit on it, that includes recovering the rent and the investment by separating the profit.

In this case, the profits could go to a spiritual project, a project at the University or to help the different temples, increase the preaching and it can also be for life models such as Dome houses, with solar panels, water wells, ecological bathrooms, etc. Giving life examples like those taught by Srila Prabhupada.

In my opinion renting land or doing a project with land on the coast is a little more risky, because the need for water on the coast is greater, since the coast depends on the water of the mountains and part of the jungle. The coastal area has always suffered from water.

Good is my opinion.

Well Guru Maharaja is what I can say and think, on the other hand I comment the following:

HpS - Thank you so much. I think your comments are worth $1000!!!! More. Gives us good perspective. Brahmana, Ks, Vaisya, Sudra, all needed. Most of us are a mix. We hope to focus on more Brahmincal area: Work on a movie. People visiting and recording different things. If others want to do business, great, others artanesia... great!! A village.

You also said:

HpS-Banu Swami using Samudrika, palmistry, in his preaching. he does not need much time, he can immediately talk about the person of his 'destiny', idea of ​​Karma ... Krsna.

Of course girls are very attracted.

Well, honestly, Jyotish attracts me more, but actually for me it is secondary, I only know that I continue to distribute Srila prabhupada's books and if I study palmistry or Jyotish it will be secondary, always for Sankirtana.

HpS - Yes!!

Well Guru Maharaja, I say goodbye, may Nrsimha protect you always, if in case I have committed any offense in everything I have said, I ask you to please forgive me (Vanca Kalpa).

Hare Krsna.

Gadai Gauranga Das

HpS - Again, thank you. We are getting head ache. Will finish with DTC. Thank you. Hope to meet your family and neighbors some time! Respects to THE ADVAITA THAKURA DAS:



Dear Maharaj,

PAMHO, AGTSP!

1) Sadhana

We have been chanting 16 rounds (as attentively as currently possible), and hearing lecture (from you or HH RNS) for 1hr daily.

HpS-ASA -- Jaya!

Our reading of Srila Prabhupada's books is still not regular. We have fixed a bedtime. Now working on getting out of bed when we wake up in morning. It's proving to be a difficult habit to break/'change mindset', since earlier we had been trying to comply to our husband's lifestyle to avoid conflicts. (Still worrying us for when/if he comes back, how to adjust).

We are struggling so much to rise early in the morning. Please help us🙏. We want to please you so much \☺️/.

HpS - Get a partner. Whoever is up first calls the other. Sleep in different corner from other later risers in the house.

2) Maharaj I've been wanting to bring a deity to our home for many years 🙏. Is it alright if I bring one deity of Patitpavan (Jagannath) home?

HpS - Yes. It is not actually Arcanam as we understand, but more Pada sevanam. For installed Deity there are so many formalities, but just keep Them clean, have some punctual Bhoga offering, then little Arati of incense, flower, lamp and some fragrant oil.

3) Your Film

If we can make any contribution towards your upcoming film please let us know 🙏. If we know more about it maybe we can apply for some funding to help fund this project Maharaj 🙏☺️. Will be very happy to serve in any capacity 🙏. On another note sometimes I wonder if some films can be made where Bhagavatam stories can be portrayed through characters living in modern life context (similar to current Ragnaruk Netflix series on Norse mythology). Or such a series can be made in ancient era of princes and princesses but perhaps with some "western-characterization-adaptation", so people do not dismiss them as 'Indian'? If it's best to show them exactly, like modern day Mahabharats, should we endeavor in this capacity 🙏?

HpS - Go to https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrhs0W1X0ThVs2ISR__ZFVSLSAx2g_8f0 and give us your opinion on some of the shows. These are the basis of dialogs that we hope to generate in the movie.

We were telling the Bhagavata stories in terms of modern Iskcon context. It is very effective, but beyond the first two cantos people have to be initiated devotees to enter deeply into the stories.

4) Questions on reading assigned by you to us:

Maharaj we have been reading SB 7.11.25-29. Therein many wonderful Sankrit qualities are attracting our hearts to make prayers to Krsna to decorate our heart 🙏. However, we came upon the purport of 7.11.28, wherein it is instructed that a chaste wife should leave the association of, should not serve a fallen husband (does not follow the 4 regulative principles).

a) In this day and age, is regular addiction to pornography and dealing in the internet market place considered illicit sex and gambling and thus is such association of a husband supposed to be left (in desire to follow translation of 7.11.28), or does he fall under the category of around 75% ok in Kali yuga? 🙏

HpS - We have not heard of the 75% O.K. in Kali yuga for the four principles for ISKCON devotees. Even if one does limit association with such a husband, even returning to fathers or brother's shelter, or Temple association, the wife should stick with her natural feminine compassion and pray and work for the reformation of her husband, and it may happen.

b) In today's age if several of one's spiritual KC superiors induce a girl to marry (saying only Kshatranis can chose their husbands) a man who breaks our ISKCON principles on the subtle level because no better man can be found, should such a man be deemed acceptable because Srila Prabhupada has also instructed that women must get married?

HpS - It's a very specific question. There may be a very clear nice understanding between a boy and girl and their families that the husband has a different view, religion than her, but they have understood how each can follow their program and work together in a marriage relationship. For example, Mother Krsna nandini Devi Dasi, was one of the senior members of the Grhastha Vision team, wife of a Muslim gentleman, mother of many children and the situation was good for everyone.

Should be clear before the marriage what the religious standard of each is going to be and then material compatibility should leave to natural affection and both benefiting from the others religious view.

So, can get married to someone who is not ideal religious partner or just stay single and marry Krsna (your deity).

Our hearts will be filled with gratitude, to hear from you on this matter and dispel ignorance in our heart 🙏. Help us decide what shall we do, should we apply our hearts and minds fully to endeavoring to apply 7.11.25-29, or should we separate and remarry in 6 years if possible to wait that long.

HpS - Again is to specific a question for the Blog to arrive at any detailed advice. Here we hope we have given some general principles, and then they can be expanded in your personal group of advisors.

1. Try to help Krsna solve the problems and have a happy marriage that you have all earned.
2. Separate and become a Sannyasini like Visnu priya.
3. Separate and don't get remarried but enjoy life.
4. Get remarried after six years.
5. Hmmm. Maybe come back again into the same problem.

In any case chant 16-nice rounds daily and follow the 4-principles strictly as explained by Srila Prabhupada and all the details will fall in line. That is what we hear from Sastra and directly experiences in our own life.

Thank you, HpS et al!!

Your aspiring servant,

Yajnaseni DD

All Glories to Shri A C Prabhupada, Sripada and HpS Guruji Maharaja.

Dandavat Pranam!

I have read Gurugi's reply and re-read Krsna chapters.

As narrated by Prabhu Partha Sarthi Dada the story of Yamu and Krsna are found in the book Puranic Encyclopedia: Yamuna is the daughter of Surya Deva and twin brother of Yamraj, again the sister of Sanideva.

Yamuna is one of the wife of Krsna and play with gopis after rasalila in the Yamuna.

It is a long puranic story, I am so satisfy to know the story of Yamunesvara: The iswara of Yamuna; Krsna.

Yours fallen servant,

Yamunesvara Das.

HpS - Thank you. I have seen one maybe two Puranic Encyclopedias. One friend, Balabhadra Das in Boise, Idaho, has a copy. I think that Srila Prabhupada spent a long time in the library using the Puranic Encyclopedia to write the biographys that he has in the purports to the first two cantos.

We also read that Yamuna is the liquid form of Visaka Devi.

Krsna - Yamunesvara.

😀

Do you have Sadhu sanga for reading with other devotees?



Hare Krishna, dear gurudeva, Pamho, AGTSP!

For Lord Nrsimha appearance day we (Raman reti d d and LAD) started our renewed daily program (described bellow).

After 4 month of RR arrival to Peru, we have achieved great goals.

Our sadhana is better, our schedule is more fixed.

The offerings and attention to the Deities of Goura nitay, and our inaugurated Lord Nrsimhadeva have been a great advance for our spiritual life.

Our apartment on the roof of my house is quite advanced. Our kitchen for the Lord is stocked with almost everything that is needed to offer him good offerings. By the mercy of many friends and devotees we have been able to acquire many things to attend Krishna properly.

We also inaugurated our temple hall with a makeshift altar with a wardrobe, but it's pretty cool. We were able to put windows and other things that we were missing. Now we only need a few chairs and cushions to be able to serve guests.

For now, we celebrate the holidays with good prasadam that we share with my family and some friends. In the future we will be able to invite devotees to our celebrations. The temple hall has also been designed to be able to give lectures to guests that I am sure Krishna will send soon.

That was the idea from the beginning. Have a small preaching center. Invite prasadam to guests. In the future, we will see the possibility, as you told us, of starting a school with friends and devotees. We have already had conversations about it with several people. It also follows our idea of ​​distributing prasadam in the village and eventually having an NGO for this purpose. Invite local artists to do cultural programs and reconnect with the municipality to do joint programs.

Our base is almost ready and we wait for your mercy, Srila Prabhupadas and Lord Caitanyas, to fulfill our projects or show us what we have to do to expand the Sankirtan movement. We also hope that they will allow us to do some temple service. We thought going to cleaning once a week would be nice.

We are open to Krishna's mercy to do a little or a lot, as He shows us.

Thank you very much, dear gurudeva, for your infinite mercy and the care and love that you shows us at all times without deserving it.

Your servants

LAD and RR

LAD AND RR PROGRAM

Morning

2.50 - 3.00 am Get up and get ready

3.00 - 4.00 am Rounds

4.00 - 4.20 am Get ready, wake up Deity, prepare offering

4.20 - 4.30 am Offering

4.30 - 5.00 am Mangalartik-puja

5.00 - 5.30 am Rounds

5.30 - 6.00 am CC reading

6.00 - 6.10 am Gayatri

6.10 - 6.50 am Study

6.50 - 7.15 am Dressing Deity and prepare offering

7.15 - 7.25 am Offering

7.30 - 8.30 am SB class

8.30 - 9.00 am breakfast

9.00 - 10.00 am break

10.00 - 12.00 m chores, study.

12.00 - 12.10 pm Gayatri

12.10 - 12.40 pm Preparation of offering

12.40 - 12.50 pm Offering

Lunch-rest

Afternoon

15.30 - 18.00 pm chores-study

18.00 - 18.10 Gayatri

18.10 - 18.20 Prepare offering

18.20 - 18.30 Offering

18.30 - 18.50 Gourartik, Bhagavad gita

18.50 - 19.00 take to bed Deity

19.00 - 20.30 Classes (Bhakti sastri, Pada Padma, Canto 3, C. Disciples)

20.30 - 21.00 Soup, Krishna book, go to bed

HpS - Some times Krsna introduces unusually things, like special demons or special fruit trees in the forest.... Have to understand the priorities as well as the schedule, no?!!

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Hare Krsna, Guru Maharaja.

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada.

HpS - ASA -- !!!!

Gurudev, muchas gracias por toda Su inspiración diaria en el servicio. Es de gran ayuda contar con Ud. en FMP y es difícil pensar que en algún momento ud ya no estará ahí.

HpS - Who knows who will be the first removed from this world? As I write this you may have been killed by an elephant falling from a circus truck.

La verdad es que gracias a Ud, y a la asociación de los devotos y devotas serios y puros, nosotros podemos mantenernos y darnos cuenta cuando no estamos en la senda correcta.

HpS - Si, oir grabacion de Srila Prabhupada puedo ver que estamos desfiando de la consciencia de ser humano, devoto, Gauranga Bhakti.

Estuve 2 semanas con estrés, producto de las exigencias en el trabajo, servicio y que haceres. Parpadeo del ojo izquierdo, y otros síntomas menores.

HpS - Arjuna y Draupadi had to participate in the butchering of millions of people day after day after day, no? Pero, no menos nuestras pequeno desafilos con los peguenos recursos que tenemos realcionar con ellos. Krsna listo manejar sue caroza en la batalla.

Tuve que aliviar un poco las responsabilidades y volví a mi centro. Ahora vuelvo a tomar responsabilidades, pero de a poco.

No hay mucho que contar, solo que seguimos en pie, con japa, gayatri, lectura, principios, estudio, etc.

Sólo planificando, si Krsna quiere viajar cuando podamos.

Mis eternas reverencias.

Su aspirante a sirviente

Priya Sakhi dd

HpS - Y su Prabhu? Como esta el, y los ninos? Su iglesia? Su sociedad?

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All glories to H. H. Hanumatpresaka Swami.

All glories to Srila A. C.Bhaktivendanta Swami Prabhupada.

All Glories to Sri Sri Radha Giridhari.

I enjoyed the insights in your last letter, serving guru means serving Srila prabhupada this puts things in proper perspective.

Seeing that all living entities are our guru. this is a axiom worth striving for.

Presently I'm trying to serve the disciples with the best of my ability. most bramacharis are in there 20's.

My temple commander is Damodara carana das. He has the wisdom to lead in a supportive way. He engages me in the Food for Life Program and he makes the work seem so effortless, and I am inspired by their enthusiasm, and everyone fearless to do more outreach programs.

The elder devotees are miraculous. they have the experience to handle all of the considerations I might have.

Some of the senior devotees are

Dravida Dass.

Rajendrananda Dass

Para Shakti Dasi

Dharmasetu Dass and Dayanidhi Dass are rock solid in there service.

Vrindavan Dasi had to have a appendix surgery and Dayanidhi spent the evening at the hospital and he still made the morning program to dress the dietys. they are super servants of their Lordships.

I see that your schedule brings you for a super west coast visit.

I remember how the Boise community enjoyed your programs.

My understanding is H. H. Badrinarayan Swami e-mailed you regarding me becoming your disciple. did you by chance receive this message?

ASA - Aye, aye, Mate. We exchanged about messages and he's gonna send your beads on to chant.

I would personally would like to have your association while you're visiting in August.

HpS - Talking with Badri seems nice if you can be initiated in the ceremony in San Diego, but your could visit Boise while we are there for three weeks right after that. Nity-sara Das might be able to help you with accommodations.

🙂

Thanks for these exchanges as they help me understand the proper mind set a disciple should foster.

I appreciate your generosity of your time, your mastery of guru disciple relationship and the encouragement for me to continue on this path

Nitai/Gaura!

Your servant Mike Jarvis

HpS - Thank you for your letter. First initiation, second initiation, third... fourth... fifth.. 122! More and more accomplishments are possible. Even Krsna is marveled by the possibilities of Vrndavana Dhama and Sankirtan in the material world.

First initiation, then learn how to integrate your full personal abilities in Krsna's service. Then be poetical about it!!